Southern States - Kerala   

No Onam in Marad

KOZHIKODE Sept. 8. The residents of violence-ravaged Marad who are still benumbed by grief at the loss of eight members of their community in a brutal massacre on May 2 spent the Onam day today praying for the victims of the tragedy.

Similar programmes were also organised at the Vellayil beach. The BMS all-India working president, R.Venugopal, and the Araya Samajam secretary, T. Suresh, participated in the mass prayers for the `martyrs' at Marad.

A resident in Marad said `there is no Onam for us in Marad today'.

In Vellayil beach where also mass prayers were held, the head of the Kolathur Asram, Swami Chithanandapuri, the RSS State joint secretary, P. Gopalankutty Master, and the Hindu Aikya Vedi district secretary, P. K. Sahadevan, spoke.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Southern States

News: Front Page | National | Southern States | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary |

Stories in this Section

• Chandy bid to placate Karunakaran
• Poll campaign to pick up from today
• `I' group tells Thomas not to campaign
• Critical times for cashew industry
• Ecological disaster awaits Vembanad lake
• Private firm allowed to draw Periyar water
• No plans to enter politics: Mohanlal
• Peppara dam on the verge of overflowing
• No Onam in Marad
• It's boat race days in Kottayam now

Copyright © 2003, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu